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[-] NotSkynet@lemmy.ca 16 points 11 months ago

Goose is literally just "I" and "Bird"

Bussiness iBird

Sounds like a new apple drone that spys on you

[-] nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 1 points 11 months ago

That's not how this works. 我 in 鹅 is a phonetic particle, implying yi, (y)e or wo pronunciation (like in 義/义, 俄 and 哦 respectively). 鸟 is a semantic particle, indicating a bird, like in 鳳/凤, 鷹/鹰 or 鴨/鸭

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